State Representative Richard Lindsey won the right to serve a ninth term on Tuesday with his opponent, Republican Heath Jones, conceding the race by 10:00pm.

Lindsey stated that the votes in his stronghold of Cherokee County led the way to victory – and he says he intends to hold true to what he’s been doing since he first began serving in the House of Representatives back in 1983, and that includes acting as a staunch supporter of small business and supporting public education 100%.